Category Archives: Sports
Oilers GM says Eberle trade tied to Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl
CHICAGO - Edmonton general manager Peter Chiarelli listed three reasons for trading Jordan Eberle to the New York Islanders, but the one that loomed largest had more to do with franchise cornerstones ...
Jun 22, 2017
Canada to start road to basketball World Cup against the Bahamas in Halifax
Canada will begin its road to qualification for the 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup in Halifax. Canada Basketball announced Thursday that the Canadians will host the Bahamas on Nov. 24 at Scotiabank Ce...
Jun 22, 2017
Boston renaming street after retired Red Sox player Ortiz
BOSTON - Former Red Sox star David Ortiz is getting a street named in his honour in Boston, joining the bridge already named after him in the city. Mayor Marty Walsh, Red Sox brass, Boston public scho...
Jun 22, 2017
Preds offer Vegas Golden Knights an expansion model to follow
The first ever draft pick of the Nashville Predators was still paying dividends almost 20 years later when the club reached the Stanley Cup final for the first time. If there is a model for the Vegas ...
Jun 22, 2017
Decades after Russ Jackson's retirement, wait continues for next Canadian starting QB
Almost 50 years after retiring, Russ Jackson is still waiting for the CFL’s next Canadian-born starting quarterback. Jackson, 80, retired in 1969 after leading the Ottawa Rough Riders to a secon...
Jun 22, 2017
Wednesday's Games
Wednesday’s Games MLB American League Toronto 7 Texas 5 Kansas City 6 Boston 4 Cleveland 5 Baltimore 1 N.Y. Yankees 8 L.A. Angels 4 Minnesota 4 Chicago White Sox 2 Houston 5 Oakland 1 Seattle 7 ...
Jun 21, 2017
Blue Jays hold on for 7-5 win over Rangers after 6-run 1st
ARLINGTON, Texas - Darwin Barney’s two-run homer capped a big first inning and was just enough for the Toronto Blue Jays to earn a victory - and again get within one game of their first .500 rec...
Jun 21, 2017
How and where OJ Simpson's parole hearing will take place
LAS VEGAS - Nevada parole officials have set a July 20 date to decide whether O.J. Simpson should be paroled after serving the mandatory minimum of a nine-to-33 year sentence for an armed robbery invo...
Jun 21, 2017
Mancosu, Altidore trade goals as Impact, TFC draw 1-1 in Canadian Championship
MONTREAL - It was a 1-1 draw, but Toronto FC emerged with the advantage after an intense, if somewhat sloppy, encounter with the Montreal Impact. Matteo Mancosu and Jozy Altidore traded goals in the f...
Jun 21, 2017
Vegas Golden Knights play long game at NHL expansion draft, focus on future
The Vegas Golden Knights played the long game in constructing the base of their first very NHL roster. Knights general manager George McPhee went heavy on defenders and short on high-end help in selec...
Jun 21, 2017
